I have to agree with the reviewers who see Eddington as a pain in the butt, but whose life is trivial against the backdrop of mass homicides. Sisko is obsessed because he is so caught up in Starfleet rules that he sees Eddington as above everything. The Maquis are rebels and cause a great deal of trouble, impinging on the treaty with the Cardassians, but do their people deserve to die violent deaths because of the actions of an unbalanced Captain trying to do away with the little twerp who is beyond reclamation. His actions at the conclusion are reprehensible and show that he has made himself judge, jury, and executioner. In recent episode we have seen more and more instability with Sisko.